#B08782 Color

#B08782 is rgb(176, 135, 130) in RGB, hsl(7, 23%, 60%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 31%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.57. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#B08782

HEX#B08782

RGBrgb(176, 135, 130)

HSLhsl(7, 23%, 60%)

HSVhsv(7, 26%, 69%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 31%)

OKLCHoklch(66.1% 0.051 26.5)

LABlab(60.23% 15.61 9.07)

LCHlch(60.23% 18.05 30.15)

What #B08782 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #B08782, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Rosy Brown#BC8F8FΔE 4.57 Burnished Brown#A17A74ΔE 5.27 Tuscany#C09999ΔE 7.43 Beaver#9F8170ΔE 8.25 Cinereous#98817BΔE 8.73 Mocha#967969ΔE 9.95

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every red in the library.

#B08782 Channel Values

How #B08782 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 176 · G 135 · B 130	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 7° · S 23% · L 60%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 7° · S 26% · V 69%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 23% · Y 26% · K 31%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	3.17:1 vs white · 6.63:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #B08782 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text3.17:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text6.63:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #B08782

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #B08782; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #B08782

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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Shades

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How #B08782 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#B08782

Protanopia#8F8F82

Protanomaly#9D8C82

Deuteranopia#969681

Deuteranomaly#A19081

Tritanopia#B08686

Tritanomaly#B08785

Achromatopsia#919191

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Using #B08782 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-b08782: #B08782;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #B08782;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-b08782': '#B08782' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.690, green: 0.529, blue: 0.510)

Android XML<color name="color_b08782">#B08782</color>

SVG fillfill="#B08782"

More Red Colors

#B08782 sits in the red family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

1f0000 fffafa 1f0005 fff5f5 1f0008 fff1f2 240000 fff1f0 240909 fff0f2 270707 ffedeb 4e0707 710f04 940000 a81c07 c0362c cdacac e30022 ee204d fa8072 ff1818 ff6467 ffb7c5

#B08782 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #B08782?

#B08782 is a light red — rgb(176, 135, 130) in RGB and hsl(7, 23%, 60%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Rosy Brown (#BC8F8F), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.57.

What is the RGB value of #B08782?

#B08782 is rgb(176, 135, 130) — red 176, green 135, and blue 130 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #B08782?

#B08782 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 23%, 26%, 31%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #B08782 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #B08782 scores 3.17:1 against white and 6.63:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #B08782 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #B08782 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is rosybrown (#BC8F8F) at a CIE76 distance of 4.57, which is very hard to tell apart.

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